When it comes to prepping there is no shortage of DIY ideas and projects that we can find. Let’s face it, if we spent money on all the products we wanted like food storage shelving units, long term food storage, solar generators, rocket stoves and sun ovens it would break the bank.

DIY prepping isn’t just about saving money or being cheap like I am, it’s also about learning new skills that might be useful if our lives get turned upside down and the resources we are used to are not available.

Last week I talked about why buying an older vehicle is not only good in the event of an EMP, but it also gives you an opportunity to do your own repairs on the vehicle, and gives you a better understanding about how everything works in the event that an auto mechanic is not an option.

Another example is the long bow I made in the past. I didn’t start this project to become an avid bow hunter, I did it to learn why and how it works like it does. Because of this long bow project, I have become more interested in archery, and who knows, maybe I will be that avid bow hunter someday.

At its core prepping is about becoming more self-reliant, and what better way is there to be less dependent on someone else, than to learn how to do it yourself.

DIY Prepping Resources

The odds are, if you have an idea and want to do it yourself, someone already has, and they have posted a video or written an article about it. There are a few options when it comes to finding information or directions for DIY prepping ideas.

Google it: You can always just type it into a search engine, but if you do be prepared to search through the good, the bad and the ugly. Everyone and their brother want to throw up a video (pun intended) about the DIY project they just did. Just make sure and do your research and don’t take bad advice. Just like going to the doctor…get a second opinion.

Prepper Website DIY: Todd over at Prepper Website publishes links to new preparedness articles every day, he also tags these articles and archives them into categories. When you go to Prepper Website and look to your right, you will see a button that says “Quick Links” just change that to “Prepping Topics” and you will see a huge list of tags. Here is the DIY category.

DIY Prepping on Pinterest: This is also another great resource for DIY prepping ideas. Pinterest is a place where can save articles you have found, or find some other people have found. Be careful though, it can be addictive. You can start by looking for DIY ideas, and an hour later you are looking at something totally different. Here is my board on DIY prepping, and here is a link to a Pinterest search on DIY Prepping.

15 DIY Prepping Ideas

In this week’s podcast Lisa and I talked about why DIY prepping is about more than just saving money, and also went over a few ideas that we had that you could try in order to learn some new skills.

SPP132 DIY Prepping Ideas

Altoids Survival Tins: These little survival tins are great to put in your car or carry in your bug out bag and can be made to fit your needs. You can make one for first aid supplies, fishing kits or just a general survival kit.